Since Pakistan announced a few weeks ago that it was mediating between Iran and the U.S., Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tasked army chief Asim Munir with maintaining behind-the-scenes contacts with American and Iranian political and military leaders in an effort to de-escalate the widening regional crisis.
AP's Philip Crowther reports on the field marshal and his role.
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